Systems and methods for computing compatibility ratings for an online collaborative environment

Abstract

Computing compatibility ratings for an online collaborative environment is described, including receiving request for a compatibility rating, the request comprises a user identifier of a first user and an I3 identifier of an I3 submitted by a second user, the I3 is associated with submission information; determining if there are other I3s submitted by the first user, each of the other I3s is associated with respective submission information; for each of the other I3s, analyzing the respective submission information and the submission information associated with the I3 submitted by the second user, and computing a score; and computing the compatibility rating based at least on the score associated with each of the other I3s.

What is claimed is: 
     
         1 . A method, performed by one or more computing devices, for computing a compatibility rating, comprising:
 receiving request for a compatibility rating, the request comprises a user identifier of a first user and an I3 identifier of an I3 submitted by a second user, the I3 is associated with submission information;   determining if there are other I3s submitted by the first user, each of the other I3s is associated with respective submission information;   for each of the other I3s, analyzing the respective submission information and the submission information associated with the I3 submitted by the second user, and computing a score; and   computing the compatibility rating based at least on the score associated with each of the other I3s.   
     
     
         2 . The method of  claim 1 , further comprising:
 identifying an online collaborative community associated with the I3 submitted by the second user;   identifying at least one other user being allowed to access the online collaborative community and collaborate on the I3;   identifying a first questionnaire submitted by the first user;   identifying a respective questionnaire submitted by each of the second user and the at least one other user; and   for each of the respective questionnaire, computing a personality score based on the respective questionnaire and first questionnaire;   wherein the computing the compatibility rating is further based on the personality score associated with each of the respective questionnaire.   
     
     
         3 . The method of  claim 2 , wherein each of the score associated with each of the other I3s is scaled by a first value and each of the personality score associated with each of the respective questionnaire is scaled by a second value. 
     
     
         4 . The method of  claim 2 , wherein the computing a personality score based on the respective questionnaire and first questionnaire comprising comparing personality traits provided in the respective questionnaire and first questionnaire. 
     
     
         5 . The method of  claim 1 , wherein the analyzing the respective submission information and the submission information comprising comparing keywords in the respective submission information and the submission information. 
     
     
         6 . The method of  claim 1 , further comprising computing a general compatibility rating based on the compatibility rating, which is associated with the I3 submitted by the second user, and one or more other compatibility ratings each is associated with another I3 submitted by the second user. 
     
     
         7 . The method of  claim 1 , further comprising:
 receiving information from the first user or the second user; wherein the computing the compatibility rating is further based on the received information.   
     
     
         8 . A non-transitory computer readable medium having stored therein computer executable instructions for:
 receiving request for a compatibility rating, the request comprises a user identifier of a first user and an I3 identifier of an I3 submitted by a second user, the I3 is associated with submission information;
 determining if there are other I3s submitted by the first user, each of the other I3s is associated with respective submission information; 
 for each of the other I3s, analyzing the respective submission information and the submission information associated with the I3 submitted by the second user, and computing a score; and 
 computing the compatibility rating based at least on the score associated with each of the other I3s. 
   
     
     
         9 . The non-transitory computer readable medium of  claim 8 , further comprising:
 identifying an online collaborative community associated with the I3 submitted by the second user;   identifying at least one other user being allowed to access the online collaborative community and collaborate on the I3;   identifying a first questionnaire submitted by the first user;   identifying a respective questionnaire submitted by each of the second user and the at least one other user; and   for each of the respective questionnaire, computing a personality score based on the respective questionnaire and first questionnaire;   wherein the computing the compatibility rating is further based on the personality score associated with each of the respective questionnaire.   
     
     
         10 . The non-transitory computer readable medium of  claim 9 , wherein each of the score associated with each of the other I3s is scaled by a first value and each of the personality score associated with each of the respective questionnaire is scaled by a second value. 
     
     
         11 . The non-transitory computer readable medium of  claim 9 , wherein the computing a personality score based on the respective questionnaire and first questionnaire comprising comparing personality traits provided in the respective questionnaire and first questionnaire. 
     
     
         12 . The non-transitory computer readable medium of  claim 8 , wherein the analyzing the respective submission information and the submission information comprising comparing keywords in the respective submission information and the submission information. 
     
     
         13 . The non-transitory computer readable medium of  claim 8 , further comprising computing a general compatibility rating based on the compatibility rating, which is associated with the I3 submitted by the second user, and one or more other compatibility ratings each is associated with another I3 submitted by the second user. 
     
     
         14 . At least one computing device comprising storage and a processor configured to perform:
 receiving request for a compatibility rating, the request comprises a user identifier of a first user and an I3 identifier of an I3 submitted by a second user, the I3 is associated with submission information;   determining if there are other I3s submitted by the first user, each of the other I3s is associated with respective submission information;   for each of the other I3s, analyzing the respective submission information and the submission information associated with the I3 submitted by the second user, and computing a score; and   computing the compatibility rating based at least on the score associated with each of the other I3s.   
     
     
         15 . The at least one computing device of  claim 14 , wherein the processor is further configured to perform:
 identifying an online collaborative community associated with the I3 submitted by the second user;   identifying at least one other user being allowed to access the online collaborative community and collaborate on the I3;   identifying a first questionnaire submitted by the first user;   identifying a respective questionnaire submitted by each of the second user and the at least one other user; and   for each of the respective questionnaire, computing a personality score based on the respective questionnaire and first questionnaire;   wherein the computing the compatibility rating is further based on the personality score associated with each of the respective questionnaire.   
     
     
         16 . The at least one computing device of  claim 15 , wherein each of the score associated with each of the other I3s is scaled by a first value and each of the personality score associated with each of the respective questionnaire is scaled by a second value. 
     
     
         17 . The at least one computing device of  claim 15 , wherein the computing a personality score based on the respective questionnaire and first questionnaire comprising comparing personality traits provided in the respective questionnaire and first questionnaire. 
     
     
         18 . The at least one computing device of  claim 14 , wherein the analyzing the respective submission information and the submission information comprising comparing keywords in the respective submission information and the submission information. 
     
     
         19 . The at least one computing device of  claim 14 , further comprising computing a general compatibility rating based on the compatibility rating, which is associated with the I3 submitted by the second user, and one or more other compatibility ratings each is associated with another I3 submitted by the second user. 
     
     
         20 . The at least one computing device of  claim 14 , further comprising:
 receiving information from the first user or the second user; wherein the computing the compatibility rating is further based on the received information.